oh
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i was born by the river
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in a little old town
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oh just like the river i've been running
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ever since
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it's been a long
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a long time coming
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but i before
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a change gonna come
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oh yeah
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it's been too hard livin'
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but i'm afraid to die
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i don't know what's up there
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beyond the sky
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it's been a long
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long time coming
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but i know
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the change gonna come
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oh yes it will
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then i go
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to my brother
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sister brother help me please
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but he just wasn't
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knocking me
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down on my knees
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there'll always be in time
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that i thought
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i couldn't last for long
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but now i think i'm able
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to carry on
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it's been a long
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long time coming
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but i know
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a change gonna come
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oh yes it will
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yes it will
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i go
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to my sister
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and i say sister help me please
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but she just winds up
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knocking me
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back down on my knees
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oh it's been time
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that i thought
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i couldn't last for long
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but now i i think i'm able
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to try to carry on
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it's been a long
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long time coming
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but i don't
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change gonna come on your secrets
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